Ricardo Confessori (born January 25, 1969) is a Brazilian drummer and a former member of the Brazilian

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...

band Angra. After leaving the Brazilian

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...

band

Korzus Korzus is a Brazilian thrash metal band formed in São Paulo in 1983. They are one of the first bands of the Brazilian thrash metal scene, along with bands like Sarcófago and Sepultura. Their first release was issued in the seminal metal compi ...

, Confessori was invited for assume the post of drummer of Angra, after the recording of the album '' Angels Cry''. In 2000, Confessori left Angra with singer

Andre Matos Andre Coelho Matos (; 14 September 1971 – 8 June 2019) was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time to his solo career. I ...

and bassist Luis Mariutti to form the band

Shaman Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into ...

together with guitarist Hugo Mariutti. Shaman released three albums with this line-up: ''

Ritual A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally ...

'' (2002); '' RituAlive'' (live album, released in CD and DVD in 2003); and ''

Reason Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing valid conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, religion, scien ...

'', in 2005. After the second album, Confessori and Matos had some creative differences. Confessori owned the Shaman name resulting in the other members leaving the band. In 2009, Confessori returned to Angra, replacing the drummer

Aquiles Priester Aquiles Priester (born 25 June 1971) is a Brazilian drummer. He is currently the drummer of Brazilian power metal band Hangar, and progressive metal bands Midas Fate and Noturnall. As a tour drummer, Priester has played with Paul Di'Anno, Vi ...

. In 2014 it was announced that he had once again left the band. He also served as a guest/live musician for

parodic A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satire, satirical or irony, ironic imitation. Often its subject is an Originality, original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, e ...

heavy metal band

Massacration Massacration is a fictional American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band created by Brazilian humorists and musicians Bruno Sutter (singer), Bruno Sutter (as vocalist Detonator), Fausto Fanti (as lead guitarist Blondie Hammett), Marco Antônio A ...

, under the pseudonym "El Perro Loco", from 2016 to 2022. Ricardo Confessori endorses: ''RMV'' drums and drumheads, Drum Shop USA snares,

Zildjian The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian (), is a musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments. Founded by the ethnic Armenian Zildjian family in the 17th-century Ottoman Empire, the com ...

cymbals and

Vic Firth Everett Joseph "Vic" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets. He was also known for his association ...

drumsticks.

Discography

;Angra * ''Live Acoustic at FNAC'' (EP) (1995) * ''

Holy Land The term "Holy Land" is used to collectively denote areas of the Southern Levant that hold great significance in the Abrahamic religions, primarily because of their association with people and events featured in the Bible. It is traditionall ...

'' (1996) * Holy Live (live album) (1997) * Freedom Call (EP) (1997) * ''

Fireworks Fireworks are Explosive, low explosive Pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a large numbe ...

'' (1998) * ''

Aqua Aqua is the Latin word for water. As such, it is often used in many words which relate to water, such as aquatic life. In English, it may also refer to: Arts * Aqua (color), a greenish-blue color Business * Aqua (Chicago), an 82-story resid ...

'' (2010) * Angels Cry 20th Anniversary (live album) (2013) * Live at Loud Park 2013 (live album) (2014) ;Shaman * ''

'' (2002) * '' RituAlive'' (live album) (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * ''Immortal'' (2007) * Anime Alive (live album) (2008) * ''Origins'' (2010) * Live at Masters of Rock (live album) (2011) * ''Rescue'' (2022) ;Massacration * '' Live Metal Espancation'' (2017)

References

1969 births Living people Angra (band) members Brazilian heavy metal drummers Brazilian people of Italian descent Musicians from São Paulo Shaman (band) members {{Brazil-musician-stub